Dining out on Thanksgiving has always seemed like a no-brainer to us – no shopping, no cooking, no cleaning, and no dishes. But, some folks don’t want to hit the easy button for one reason – no leftovers. Thankfully, restaurants have heard your cries for next-day turkey sammies, and some are now offering leftovers to [...]
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Restaurant Reservations: Last-Minute Deals and Offers
Thanksgiving is just two days away, but there’s still time to book a table for this Thursday. No matter what city you’re celebrating in, OpenTable can help you find a reservation! You can visit our local and national Thanksgiving pages to find details on special menus, pricing, and additional offers. And, below, we’ve rounded up [...]
“Our Table Is Yours, Thanksgiving Dinner” For Hurricane Sandy Relief
OpenTable is proud to support “Our Table Is Yours,” a special Thanksgiving Dinner for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, hosted by Food Network, Cooking Channel,and Southern Wine & Spirits of America. More than 1,000 New York City seniors and families who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy will get a brief reprieve from the effects of the [...]
OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal Top 100 American Fare Restaurants
In celebration of the holiday dining season, we are pleased to announce the 2012 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 100 American Fare Restaurants in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and [...]
Dining Poll: Pick Your Favorite Thanksgiving Pie!
While pie has never really fallen out of fashion, it’s definitely enjoying a bit more popularity these days. And, pie has become almost as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey, if you think about it. So, we’re wondering…what kind of pie are you dying to dig into on Thursday? What is your favorite Thanksgiving pie?
Best Restaurant Dishes + Jamie Oliver’s Best Meal of the Year; Turn-of-the-Last-Century Thanksgiving Menus; Crazy Cakeage Fees in the U.K.; and, the ‘V’ Word
Dining and food news… * The top 10 of ’11. These are the 10 best restaurant dishes of the year. That’s a bold statement, but, as we’re nearing the end of the year, you might as well brace yourselves for a slew of these highly subjective listicles. [Food + Wine] * Jamie Oliver’s top 1 [...]
On Our Plate: Best American Restaurants; Thanksgiving Reservations Around the Nation; Dine Around Seattle Continues; and Matchbooks as Mementos
Happenings on and around OpenTable… * We’re celebrating the 100 restaurants that have won 2011 Diners’ Choice Awards for Best American Fare. Find out if your favorite is among the honorees. * On Thanksgiving, leave the cooking — and the dishes — to someone else and dine out! * Dining out was a big part [...]
Go Thanksgiving Shopping Today…for an OpenTable Spotlight Offer!
At OpenTable, we love Thanksgiving (Food! Dining! Food!)! Because a lot of our diners will be traveling this week to spend every foodie’s favorite holiday with family and friends, we’ve rolled out our Spotlight offers a day early. Get $50 for $25 at Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago, Black Pearl in Denver, [...]
Thanksgiving: What Would Wylie Do (and Daniel, Too)?
Curious how some of today’s most well-known chefs would prepare Thanksgiving dinner? New York magazine reached out to a few, including wd-50‘s Wylie Dufresne and Daniel Boulud (Bar Boulud, Café Boulud, Daniel, db Bistro Moderne, and DGBG Kitchen and Bar), to learn what they would do to a turkey and some of American diners’ favorite [...]
Thanksgiving and Restaurants: Do You Know Where You’re Dining?
There are just 20 days left until Thanksgiving! Have you made your reservations yet? If not, the good news is that there are still many open tables awaiting you and your loved ones. The even better news? There are many specials and dining deals that restaurants are rolling out for this national holiday that’s a [...]